The introduction to this work lays out its author's insistence on the absolute reality of "phenomena," dismissing Kant's idea of the noumena, or true essence beyond our perception. This book later describes natural beings without the ability to determine their essence as demonstrating "being in itself," contrasted with humans, who, having the ability of self-determination,
The introduction to this work lays out its author's insistence on the absolute reality of "phenomena," dismissing Kant's idea of the noumena, or true essence beyond our perception. This book later describes natural beings without the ability to determine their essence as demonstrating "being in itself," contrasted with humans, who, having the ability of self-determination, exemplify "being-for-itself," using the terms "en soi" and "pour soi," respectively, for those states. Also putting forward the idea of "mauvais foi," or "bad faith," was, FTP, what 1943 masterwork by Jean Paul Sartre?
The introduction to this work lays out its author's insistence on the absolute reality of "phenomena," dismissing Kant's idea of the noumena, or true essence beyond our perception.
Being and {Nothingness} or Le {Etre et} le {Neant}